Chapter 167 was handled like meeting the parents.
"So, so, is it a young girl or a young boy?"
"What did you see? Tell me quickly."
Inside the house, Yin Song and Lu Wenyan, each wearing an apron, jogged over from the kitchen.
Looking at her children who had already walked in from outside the courtyard, her eyes sparkled.
Lu Qi cracked open another sunflower seed and truthfully reported what he had seen: "It's a young man, a super handsome young man."
"Wow! Our Zhaozhao is really something! She did it so quietly..."
Lu Yuan interjected, "It's that kid from the Bian family."
Lu Wenyan and Yin Song's gossipy smiles froze instantly, and they both stood there stunned for two seconds.
"Xiao Ji?"
Lu Qi laughed heartily, clutching her stomach. "Dad, Mom, look at your gossipy faces. If you're really curious, just ask later."
Lu Xun added, "It seems we were overthinking it. Given Zhao Zhao's personality, she probably won't bring anyone home to meet us so soon."
"That's true, that's true. Since Zhao Zhao grew up, she seems to be getting more and more shy, hahaha..." Lu Wenyan laughed heartily.
“Our son will be a great photographer in the future, his aesthetic sense will definitely be top-notch, so the people he chooses will definitely be good,” Yin Song said confidently.
Everyone was chatting away, but Lu Cheng stood aside, bewildered.
He was completely dumbfounded, and said in confusion, "No, you...you all..."
"What's wrong?" The whole family turned around.
“You all know Zhao Zhao, he…” Lu Cheng was still keeping that promise and didn’t dare to say it directly.
But judging from everyone's reaction, they clearly know something.
"You mean, how come we all know Zhaozhao is in a relationship, right?" Lu Qi spat out the sunflower seed shells and patted the sunflower seed crumbs off her hands.
Lu Cheng nodded vigorously, "Did Zhaozhao tell you beforehand?"
Lu Qi chuckled lightly: "Did Zhao Zhao need to tell us this in advance?"
"What do you mean?" Lu Cheng was completely baffled.
"What are eyes for? We're not blind." Lu Qi rolled her eyes at Lu Cheng.
"Huh?" Lu Cheng was even more confused now.
At this point, Lu Xun began to say, "On my way home today, I saw Zhao Zhao looking at her phone every few minutes through the rearview mirror in the car."
Lu Yuan walked over and sat on the sofa, continuing Lu Xun's words: "And after returning home, Zhao Zhao would take out his phone from time to time to check it, as if he was waiting for someone's message. He never did this when he met us before."
Lu Qi shrugged and pointed at Lu Cheng, saying pointedly, "Fourth brother, have you forgotten how we found out about your relationship before?"
"I..." Lu Cheng choked up.
“Zhao Zhao is similar to you; she gets very grumpy whenever there’s a situation,” Lu Qi chuckled.
Yin Song covered her mouth and chuckled: "You are all my children. I know your personalities like the back of my hand. As soon as Zhao Zhao came back today, I noticed something was off."
Lu Wenyan echoed his wife, "Yes, yes, especially you, Cheng. When you were little, I knew what kind of poop you were going to take as soon as you stuck your butt out."
Lu Cheng's face turned bright red: "..."
Was it really necessary to be so direct?!
"So... you can tell just by looking?" Lu Cheng was still shocked.
"Yeah, what else? Didn't you figure it out?"
Lu Cheng felt like the sky had fallen. He had previously thought that the "little secret between him and Zhao Zhao" was known only to him in the family, but now he realized that it was not a secret at all.
That secret sense of superiority vanished instantly.
No, he still has some advantages.
At least he knew who that "wild man" was, while the others didn't! Hehe!
Lu Cheng mentally reassured himself and proudly raised his head, "Of course I figured it out with my discerning eyes!"
Thinking back to that time, if he hadn't noticed the glaring hickey on Zhao Zhao's collarbone at a glance, he wouldn't have discovered it.
That's right! His observation skills are top-notch!
...
Lu Yinzhao, completely unaware that her family was discussing her, was still outside talking to Bian Ji.
"Brother, why don't you come to our house for dinner today? My parents have prepared a table full of delicious food. Are your uncle, aunt, and Nan-ge also home? You can invite them over too," Lu Yinzhao asked.
“My parents went to a business partner’s dinner party, and my brother is always hanging around with his girlfriend and is never home. Don’t worry about them. I’m going back to take a shower and change my clothes, and I’ll be there in a bit,” Bian Ji said.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you at home." Lu Yinzhao nodded with a smile.
He then happily returned to his villa.
As soon as Lu Yinzhao entered the room, the people who had been chatting and gossiping in a circle instantly scattered like birds and beasts, each pretending to be relaxed and unaffected.
Yin Song: "Put this soup on the table first, then go wash two tomatoes for me."
Lu Wenyan: "Okay, wife, leave everything to me."
Lu Qi: "By the way, brother, the director of your last film gave me a script for a crime drama. My agent is in talks with him, and the content seems pretty good."
Lu Xun: "Really? Director Deng's team is really impressive. We could consider collaborating. I remember Xiao Yuan had a song selected as the theme song for one of Director Deng's films..."
Lu Yuan: "Yes, it's a song I wrote a few years ago."
In the middle of such a normal chat, a ridiculously fake comment suddenly pops up: "Oh, the weather is so nice today!"
The Lu family members: "..."
Lu Yinzhao glanced at the overcast sky outside, where the wind was howling. "Fourth Brother, the weather forecast says it might snow this evening. If you want to go out and have some fun, you should wait a couple of days."
"Haha? Is that so? Hahahaha!" Lu Cheng awkwardly scratched the back of his head, his laughter sounding fake.
Everyone facepalmed: "..." This idiot!
Lu Yinzhao looked at everyone with a puzzled expression, but didn't take it seriously. She happily told her parents, "Dad, Mom, Brother Aji will be coming to our house for dinner later."
"Sure, sure, it's just one more pair of chopsticks. Xiao Ji is quite capable now."
"Tell him to come over and eat more. I saw him on TV; he's gotten so thin..."
While Lu Yinzhao was talking to his parents, Lu Qi pulled Lu Cheng hard.
"Can you be a little more natural?"
"I... I'm perfectly natural!" Lu Cheng said, forcing a smile.
"You're being so natural, it's like you have 'I'm busy' written all over your face. We haven't done anything wrong, so why are you making things so awkward?" Lu Qi said speechlessly.
Lu Cheng said angrily, "Our mom has our dad to talk to, and you have your older brother and third brother to talk to, but you don't include me in your conversations. So I have to do this all by myself!"
Lu Qi also got anxious: "But you can't just add lines randomly!"
Lu Xun smiled wryly and separated the two quarreling people. "Alright, alright, there was nothing wrong to begin with. The way you two are arguing is making Zhao Zhao realize something."
Lu Yuan remained silent.
This is what they call...don't talk about others behind their backs. See, people who gossip behind others' backs always make themselves look busy when they're embarrassed, and this time even my parents are no exception.
Fortunately, Zhao Zhao is an innocent child.
The innocent child was completely unaware, and was still telling everyone about the thrilling moment when Bian Ji was ambushed by stalkers on the road.
"It's so dangerous! Those unscrupulous proxy bidders are despicable!" Lu Yinzhao said angrily.
Lu Cheng patted Lu Yinzhao on the shoulder, then pointed to his own arm: "Didn't your fourth brother suffer from this before too?"
Lu Yinzhao then remembered that Lu Cheng's broken arm was also caused by a car accident resulting from a stalker chasing her car.
"I'm sorry, Fourth Brother, I forgot to ask you how your arm is recovering." Lu Yinzhao said, feeling a little guilty and annoyed.
How could he be so preoccupied with his own feelings that he forgot about his own brother?
Lu Cheng said nonchalantly, "Hey! I have a strong ability to recover, I'm all better now! Otherwise, would I have been so energetic when I went to your school?"
Because of his injury, Gu Yanqing locked him up for a month, preventing him from running around.
That's when he got angry and argued with him. As soon as his injury healed, he ran away.
"Fourth Brother, how long did you stay near my school before? Speaking of which, one day I came out of the library and saw a couple kissing, and one of them looked a lot like you from behind."
Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng froze completely.
Lu Yinzhao's unintentional joke drew the attention of the entire family.
The eldest, second, and third brothers stared at Lu Cheng with knowing looks, "Tsk tsk tsk..."
Lu Cheng: "..."
How did the boomerang bounce back at me? That wasn't what we were discussing!
"I was just kidding, I know it wasn't you, hahaha." Lu Yinzhao laughed so hard he almost fell over.
Lu Cheng's lips twitched, and he grinned foolishly, but his palms were already sweating.
He dared not admit... that was him.
...
Before we knew it, it was time for dinner.
"Aunt Yin, Uncle Lu, hello! It's been a long time since I've visited you."
When Bian Ji came to Yin Zhao's house, he was carrying gifts in his hand, which looked like tea and fine wine.
"You silly child, you're here now, why bring anything? Your uncle and I have long treated you like our own child." Yin Song hurriedly invited Bian Ji to sit down.
Lu Yinzhao quietly sat down next to Bian Ji. He looked Bian Ji up and down and found that not only did the other party smell nice after taking a bath, but he also dressed himself up exquisitely.
It's like meeting the parents.
"Xiao Ji, drink some soup. This soup has been simmering all day... And you guys, don't just stand there, come sit down and eat."
Yin Song served Bian Ji a bowl of chicken soup and then called out to his children.
"Okay, Mom."
"I'm here, Mom."
Suddenly the table was full of people. The advantage of having many people at home is that it's lively, and the food tastes better when we eat.
During the meal, everyone started asking questions again.
Although today was a family gathering of the Lu family, Bian Ji was very welcome and treated him like one of their own.
Now that Bian Ji has entered the entertainment industry, and the Lu family is the one most involved in the industry, the topic naturally turns to Bian Ji.
"Xiao Ji, are you adjusting well to being new to the entertainment industry?"
"It's alright. Right now, I'm mainly focused on songwriting and don't take on many gigs."
"Xiao Ji, we've all watched your show. You're really amazing, you won the Heavenly Voice Award. A friend's daughter is a big fan of yours."
"You flatter me, Auntie."
She answered the elders' questions with ease, politeness and tact.
Lu Yinzhao couldn't help but steal a glance at Bian Ji, her eyes bright and sparkling.
Lu Yuan sat opposite Lu Yinzhao, his eyes flickering slightly as he silently scanned the two of them.
Just then, Lu Wenyan laughed heartily and said, "Xiao Ji, you're 24 this year, right? Do you have a boyfriend?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bian Ji and Lu Yinzhao stopped eating with their chopsticks at the same time.
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Author's Note: Fourth Brother (raising his hand like a primary school student): I know who that wild man is, hehe, you guys don't. [Glasses]
Third Brother (with a slight smile): I think... I know too. [Eating popcorn]
Zhao Zhao: I brought my boyfriend home! [cat emoji]
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